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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

NEW YORK, August s.-The Nrr lorh
Daily Commercial BHeta's fire record for
July shows the ire loss in the United
States aui Canada 10 have been Sli,U26,- .
500. against 10000, 600 for July, l--f.and
go"r.uuo for July, ls-5. This Is JUS,
double the average loss IOr July for he
past twelve years. The total loss for the
first seven months of l~-7 was $40, g2-. 100,
against S63, 800, 600 for the corresponding
prri0d in l--6
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

New loRE, August s.-Colonel henry
Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courir-
Journal, has accepted the invitation OF the
New York Press Club to a reception in his
honor on Wednesday The popular Ken
tucly editor has many friends and admir-
ers in this city, and his brother newspaper
men are likely TO give hun a hearty greet
ing
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

LoNDoN, August :. Hon. I. A. Collins.
OF Boston, denies having made the stale
menis attributed To him in recently pub
lished Interview. He says lee never said
that President Cleveland was blundcrcr
He believes that II Mr. Cleveland secures
Il denomination he will he e-clectJd with
out doubt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

Spf"in' F.,gr11n 20 ne Register.
PARKEEsBrRG, W. Va, August Lee
Oakes, notorious character in Jail for
felony, cut his way out last night with
piece Of iron and an old spoon handle, and
then let himself to the ground with
blanket. He has not been retaken. The
Jail is very unsafe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09
IrI,h iiniINaY nnrcntIrh-

DrmIN, August The West Clare
railway has been boycotted, owing to
hatred OF Tranir Manager sullivan. Pla-
cards haye been posted warning people not
tn-pttronize the road until Sullivan - dis
missed. Persons WHO travel by this line,
the pIIcards say, will be in danger Of being
shot
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

Earned runs, Wheeling /. Two-base
nits, Michel. Nicholson. Three-base hits,
Stencil, S. White. Double play, Laucr
and Wech. Bases on balls, by Kimber ?,
by Mcmillan 6. Hit by pitched ball, hy
Kimber 3, by Mcmillan l. Wild pitches,
Kimber /, Mcmillan /. Time Of game,
2.O1. Nmpire, Mckinney.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

hu*puN, August John HyIght has
signed the American peace memorial. In
all, l1i members oi the House of Commons
have signed the document and nine oi
them have consented to Join the deputation
which will take the memorial To America.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

F,E better than tie harsh treatment Of
medicines which horribly grlpe the patient
and destroy the coating of the stomach.
Dr. !. II. Mclcuu's ChiliS and Fever Cure
luIld vet effective action Will cure.
old al 81 cents a bottle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

HAERIsGUEG, Pi., August S.-The
councils of this city will invite President
Cleveland to visit Harrisburg on his way
to the west They will send an invita-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09
sick Millionaire.

SAN Francisco. August S.--NIrs. Flood
who cIme up from the Flood Mansion at
Nenlo Park Saturday night, states that
Mr.. Flood Is not dangerously i'll, but the
belief - strong that NIr Flood illness
,y,T rrsult fatally
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

CHARLESTON, :. {, August "a
meeting of professional and business men
TO-DAY adapted i -ef,r, Of resolutions eH-
pressing lie desire that the President an"
Nr;. Cleveland should visit Charleston.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09
Wharf 4. nradIe,,. 5.OOOs

LOUISVILLE, KY, august The Off
cial majority OF Buckner over Bradley in
nnety-nne cOunties b,slrd from is l. g}g.
only -lX CDuUt!e- remain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

AKRON, O., August : The home team
played weak game to-day, and S,ndusky
easily won 4 victory. Bruley pitched tor
Akrous hut he was hi. hard Score:
ISSlN0>...........l . 6 : .
>ludUsky. y.......,.........U % : ! % = 3
Akron. ! d q o . o .
Batteries Akron, Brulcy ard Lanscr;
Sandusky, Clark and Chrismau. Base
hits, Akron G, Saudusky II; errors,
AKRON >. Sauduskv a.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09
Another FIRM Give, In.

pur~UrEG 2a.. August -.-Se,retary
Martin, Of the tmugmotcd Association,
received notification to-day that the strike
a. Brown. EauurII 4 Co. :, extensive MILLS
iu Youngstown, ohio, over the two Job
question hpd been settled. the firm agree
ug To the rules OF the NmIiESmJtcd Asso-
clatiou that one mlu small not hold more
than one loh. This Is regarded as a very
important concession. and the indications
are hat it vii, only De- e day OF two until
all ,br mills in the NahoUIug yallry now
idle ON account of the twojDh question
viii be- iu operation Painters mill IN
this rity resumed today.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09
uI,b Grad. California wines.

Absolutely pure and reliable. send iof
nr;c. liz. ID. RICH x Co.,
785 Broadway,
New York City.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

SIftIG NJ lTCUI q ilf K'9IN'T.
CANTON, O., August The home team
defeated Columbus to-day by the following
score.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

At Chicago Chicago II, New York G,
earned runs, Chicago II, New York .,
errors, Chicago q, New York 1 base hits,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09
- rrr.i.Ient Nm MN Nn.LrIne.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. August s-Assis-
taut Secretary of State Porter this morn
ing conveyed TO the President an invita-
ton from the people or Nashville and
Middle TcumeSSc to visit that city, aud
another from the Chamber of Commerce
oi Knoxville so pay that city visit. The
President, it is understood, will visit
Nashville, but has not We, determined up
on the time. He has taken the Knoxville
invitation under consideration, aud will
determine soon whether time aud the pub
lie business will make it possible for him
20 accept.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
Storm in New York.

UTICA, N. Y, Sept. IA terrible storm
passed over this county today. Amos Cor
nell was lifted off his feet by the wind and
thrown against barrel % feet distant and
killed. Two other men were severely in
1ured. Four houses, barns and crops were
destroyed Other towns in this section of
the State suffered severely.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
UNHAPPY NEWFOUNDLAND.
Tho People Rendered Destitute by
the Failure Of the Fisheries.
Meal and MoIasses Already BeInl
Supplied by the Government.
Eight Fishing Vessels Wrecked In a
Hurricane off Labrador.

ST. JOINS, N. f., Sept. THE steamer
Plover has arrived from the north and re-
ports great storm along the Labrador coast
She brings back the crews Of eight fishing
vessels wrecked there, and fears are enter
tanned that many others are lost.
There is no improvement in the fishing,
which, while fairly good in few places, is a
disastrous failure on the whole; even worse
than last year. At Bona Vista and Notre
Dame bays the seasons catch only averages
six quintals per family. This foreshadows
extreme destitution during the approaching
winter, and the government will have all it
can do to keep the inhabitants Of these great
bays from starving.
AT Conception Bay, the state Of affairs is
even worse At Brigus and other places the
government is already supplying weekly al
lowances of meal and molasses to able-bodied
men and their families, who are destitute be-
fore winter has even commenced. Three
fourths Of the whole population OF New
foundland absolutely depend upon the fish
cries. Last year the government spent $780,
600 in relief works. This year the situation
is much worse than last, consequently ii ne
cessitates much larger expenditures. The
disasters by the recent hurricane add to
the general gloom.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
Mass achusetts ProhIbItionists.

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 7.-Despite the
threatening weather large number of dele
gates went to Worcester this morningI to at
tend the Massachusetts Prohibition State
convention. AT the time for calling the
meeting to order the hall was crowded. 1t
is probably the best attended convention Of
that party ever held in the State. John M.
Fisher of Attleboro was made temporary
chairman. AT the permanent organization
W. II. Earle of Worcester was made chair
man. +. p. Dyer, Mrs. E. T. Hill of Charles
town and w. p. Simonds Of Woburn were
the secretaries. The list Of vice presidents
contains IA names with John NJ. Fisher at
the head. There is large attendance Of la
dies. 1t was voted to refer the resolutions
to committee without debate. A committee
was appointed to escort Chairman Earle to
great applause, after which he addressed the
convention.
The convention numbered s66 delegates.
The following nominations were made: For
Governor, VIM. HI. Earle of Worcester; Lieu
tent Governor, DIR. John BlackmOr of Spring
field; Secretary of State, Amos 4. Hall of
Chelsea; Treasurer, j. III. Kilborn of Lee
Auditor, Edmund III. Stow Of Hudson; At
torney General, Allen Coffin of Nantucket.
A State committee of % was chosen.
The resolutions urge the necessity for the
Third Party, warn the people against what
is termed the sophistries Of the Republican
party on the liquor question, express desire
to give the ballot TO women and sympathy
with the working classes, and finally demand
the repeal of license laws.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
GENERAL NEWS.

Robert Barton, a manufacturing jeweler Of
Providence, r. l., has called a meeting OF
creditors. The liabilities are 100000.
Ex-Gov. William Aiken of South Carolina,
died yesterday, aged 81 years.
The Central Union of the German Catho-
lies, in session at Chicago, have killed the
resolution denouncing the Knights of Labor.
The New Haven Wire Company has been
placed in receivers hands.
The Sharp case has been adjourned until
September 10.
was burned yesterday. John Wills was
burned, probably fatally.
Teemer won yesterday at Watkins, N. Y,
with Hamm second, Bubear third.
Mr.. William Rockefeller Of New York,
has year-0ld bay mare named Flem-
sol. which has trotted a mile in 2.19.
Frank White of Boston, stole horse and
carriage, and in consequence is in Jail.
Fire at Rawson, Ohio, Thursday, destroyed
80 houses, grain elevator, and number OF
stables. Loss about 100000
Steamship Leardam, from Antwerp. has
arrived at New York, four days overdue
Passengers claim that the ship was ON fire
The officers say the machinery broke.
4. X. w. Parks. the sculptor. will make the
Hendricks monument at indianapolis. The
monument will cost $25,0O0.
Richmond, Va, Democrats are going to lei
the negroes vote at the primaries, If they
will pledge themselves to support the candf.
dates.
The youngest son of Governor Sawyer OF
New Hampshire, broke his ankle by fall
yesterday.
IL. A. Binney's coal yard at Milford, Mass
was burned Tuesday night. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $500.
fire in the Grant Locomotive Works al
Patterson, N. j., yesterday did $4,000 dam
age. and threw 600 men out of employment
Insurance Commissioner Merrill of Massa-
chusetts, has issued circular warning in
surers against the Universal Benefit Asso
citation of Nashua, n. III.
A tornado did great damage near Toledo
Ohio, yesterday.
The Massachusetts Railroad Commission
ers have authorized the West End Company
of Boston, to increase its stock to S54i, 900.
In collision on the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy road yesterday. child was killed
and several persons injured.
The wheel of the big engine in the Rem
frew gingham mill at Adams. Mass. burst
yesterday. Joseph Cummings was.a fatally
injured, and Joseph Aleurse will probably
die.
The Ohio Republican State convention ha.
invited Congressman Boutelle to take par
in the canvass in the State.
The cigar leaf tobacco crop in the United
States is reported 10 per cent less than last
year.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
The Glen House Association.

The Hartford correspondent of the New
York Sunday Tribune writes as follows !:
"The Glen House Association. an organiza-
tion formed for purely social purposes, with
a membership made up of prominent Re-
publicans and Democrats in the New Eng
land States, is arranging for its annual pill
grimage to the White Mountains. Some six
or eight New England governors have held
the Office of president, and Mr.. Sperry of the
Post, of this city, has been its secretary 10
years. The Connecticut contingent this
year will probably number $50, and will be
made up of prominent gentlemen from Stam-
ford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, New Haven,
Merideu, Hartford, New London, Norwich
and other towns.
The party will leave Hartford on spec
ial train on the 23d at a. m. dine at Worces-
ter. remaining at the Kearsarge House,
North Conway, over night, and on Saturday
20 through Crawford Notch and over the
mountain to the Glen House, where they will
remain until Monday. They Will return to
Hartford via,North Conway and Boston.
The original programme.was to spend the
first night in Portland, but it was found i'm.
possible to obtain hotel accommodations
without dividing the party among several
houses. The Falmouth will entertain al
that date $50 conductors belonging to the
Conductors Life Insurance Association, anc
the other large hotels are to be unusually
full at that time 1t Is probable that quite {
number of the Portland Glen House men,
bers will meet the party at the Glen House
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
EXPLODING NAPHTHA.
Two Men Killed and a Disastrous
Fire Caused by Ii.

BOSTON, Sept This afternoon
schooner loaded with naphtha was lying
at the wharf opposite Cunningham's great
oil store house at the end of the East Boston
and Chelsea bridge in Chelsea. -Four men
were on the deck and one below. Suddenly
terrific explosion occurred, and the four
men were hurled into the air and fell back
into the flames. The fifth man jumpedOver-
board
The flames spread to Cunningham's store
house, which was soon destroyed. The
burning hulk then drifted around against
the draw-bridge AMI burned away the draw.
tnus shutting off the Boston fire department
IRON getting to the Chelsea side.
Inc schooner was the War Eagle and she
was unloading cargo of naphtha at the
wharves OF Platt and Washburn. The ex-
piosion was caused by the careless handling
OF packages. The cook, James Moran Of
Stockton, Me-, and workman named Henry
oDonneii, Oh chelsea, were burned to death.
capt Phllpot and two others were terri
bly, burned about the head and body and
may not recover.
The pecuniary loss will not be far from
$4,000. The loss on the schooner and its
furnishings will be between $500 and $4,000.
on which there is no Insurance The oil
which was burned was valued at about S.
800, and the building was worth about $500.
The loss on the wharf will doubtless in
crease that sum.
Captain Philpot, after being taken to the
hospital, told the following story:
I'VE reached this port yesterday from New
York with load of oil. You might as well
say, though, that it was naphtha, for that is
what it really was. We had a cargo OF l.
600 casks of naphtha and we commenced to
discharge this morning. There were one
hundred large iron tanks on the deck, and
as the tide was low we left those until we
could roll them upon the wharf We took
the matches off and lowered the staging pre-
paratoIy to hoisting out the casks. / was
standing on the staging, and the mate.
Charles Friend, was just STOPPING down to
hook on a cask when the explosion occurred.
The first thing / knew was hurled into the
air by solid column of flame. | don't
know how high l went. but it seemed as
though never would come down. Finally
my hands touched something and hung on
with all my might. had caught tine lib
halliards and slid down to the deck almost
in the same spot where L was. The flames
were all about me. 1t was awful. OF course
couldn't stand there and think about it. I
scrambled through the fire and reached a
place where could breath The mate. who
had gone up at the same time that did, was
blown out of the reach of the fire, and SO he
wasn't very badly burned. In coming down.
though, he hurt his arm, and I'm afraid its
broken. | saw at once that there was no
chance to save the ship, so l yelled out.
Everybody save yourselves
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
THE MAINE STATE PRESS,

THE MAINE STATE PKESo,
Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at Sz.oo
year; If paid in advance, $500 year.
PRFss'' (which has large circulation in every
part of the State) for $100 per square for first In
sertion, and 80 cents per square for eaeh suose-
quent Insertion.
address all communications 10
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
THE BOOKS ALL RIGHT.
The Saco Institution Finds No Fur
ther Loss of Funds.

SACo, Sept. THE request of Bank Ex
aminer Richards, for all depositors in the
Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution to
bring in their deposit books for comparison
with the bank accounts, has been complied
with by over seven hundred depositors, and
thus far no discrepancy in the accounts has
been found. The amount Of cash paid out
by the bank this week has been much less
than the average Only a few of the de-
postors have withdrawn their accounts
since the robbery was discovered. The
bank examiner is devoting much time to tie
effort of making such thorough inyestiga-
tion of the affairs of the bank that its result
will be conclusive.
The rumors regarding young McNeally's
departure continue to keep up public in
terest in the affair. 1t was reported to-day
that word had been received from a Boston
hotel proprietor, stating that McNeally
called at his hotel Tuesday morning and got
a package which had been sent to him from
Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
BATH VESSELS.
The Biggest Tow Boat In the World
Launched Yesterday.

BATH, Sept. THE two masted schooner
Jane Gray. of San Francisco, was launched
this afternoon from Kelley & Spears yard.
She is owned by Samuel Lewis and others, of
New Bedford, and is intended for the Alaska
seal trade. Her dimensions are: length. S2'T
feet; breadth. p feet; depth. 90 feet; ton
mage, 112.70 This is the second vessel built
by this firm.
The ITO foot tow boat B. M. Morse, for the
Knickerbocker Ice Company, was launched
this afternoon frcm b. M. & H. f. Morse's
yard. 1t is the largest tug in the world. 1t
has Scotch compound engine. with surface
condenser. Her boilers were made by
the New England Works. The engines
in honor of the late president of the company.
She is 200 tons and is the tenth boat now
owned by them. The tug will be used for
towing coal barges and wrecking.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
FOR FOREIGN ARMIES.
Charges that German and French
Recruits are Enlisted In America.

New YORK, Sept. THE charge has been
made within few days that the representa-
tive of Germany in this city has been making
recruiting station of his Office. If true, it
would be serious matter, for the neutrality
law would be infringed upon. But just to
what extent the law has been or is being
violated can only be determined by an official
inquiry. The fact that applicants are ex-
amined here by representatives of Germany
and France for military service under a flag
not the Stars and Stripes is admitted, but it
is claimed that there is broad and safe dis
tinction between the examinations as prac-
tlced in the consular offices and the rule of
the regular recruiting office. From an Amer
lean point of view it is distinction without
difference.
August Feizel, the German Consul General,
is tall and stout, with distinctive German fea-
lures and Bismarck whiskers. de laughed
heartily when the subject was mentioned and
said:
"The story that keep recruiting office is
all burcombe. have been in the Consular
service since 1872 and think l know some
thing about international law. The practice
complained of is not new. 1t is, in fact, as
old as the establishment of the office. There
is nothing secret about 1t. The fact is that
at o'clock the first Saturday in each month
DIR. Scharlan comes here and, with consul
ate assistant, examines young Germans as to
fhelr bodily and general fitness for military
service in the Fatherland. All young men in
the old country are liable to service for the
government. Many young men come tc
America, and, after while, decide to return.
They are liable to service, and the practice of
examining them here is merely to promote
their welfare. The certificate of the physi-
clan has the same value as that of surgeon
in the army"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Solicitor General
jerks, who, in the absence of Attorney Gen.
eral Garland, is Acting Attorney General. ex-
pressed much surprise this morning when
shown publication which asserted that a
regular system of recruiting for the German
army was being carried on in New York City
by Consul General Feigel, either directly or
by an evasion of the law, which would enable
the consul to ship from the United States to
Germany. at the expense of the German gov
ernment, persons willing to serve in the Ger
man army. He stated, with good deal of
emphasis, that If such things were going on
it would be the duty of the United States
District Attorney of New York to bring the
matter and the proofs promptly to the atten-
tlon OF the Grand Jury.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08

who was employed to forge the sheets was
an official Of Cincinnati, skilled to the ex-
tent Of genius in penmanshlp.. He was con-
trolled by the reigning political machine
He arranged the tally sheets Of the Fourth
Ward in Cincinnati, and then was sent to
Columbus by special train at midnight to
forge the sheets there. This man lives in
Cincinnati, and when other criminal prose-
cutions against him are under way he will
be brought here for the tally sheet forgery.
The betrayal of this crime by Democrat
paign, and means terrible confusion
among the Doodle Democrats who assisted
in its preparation.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08

ulation and the number Of enlisted men. as
Maine. There will be about three hundred
and sixty specially detailed men. This will
be an average Of twenty-four men 20 each
company. There will be an excellent oppor-
tunity for parties who contemplate Phila-
reduced rates, the fare for the round trip be-
ing only S720. Staterooms and meals on the
boat will come extra, the price for staterooms
ranging from 81 to So. Considering the fact
that no special appropriation has been made
for this trip, and that the expenses must be
saved from the $4,000 which were provided
for the annual muster, this excellent showing
for Maine Is most creditable- especially when
compared with that OF Massachusetts,, where
a special provision Of $4,000 has been made.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-08
MEssENGER,s NOTICE.
NESS EMU u KS NOIICE.
Office of the sheriff of Cumberland
County.

Stale Of Maine. Cumberland IS. August 80, A. d.
1887.
rNHIS is to give notice, that ON the thirtieth
IL day of August. A. d. 1887, a Warrant in
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of Inso-
vency for said County of Cumberland, against the
estate of said
ISAAC N. BAILEY, of Harpswell,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on petition of
thrtieth day of August, A. ID. 1887, to which
date interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor, and the transfer and delivery of any
property by him are forbidden by law
That a meeting of the Creditors of said Debtor,
TO prove their debts and choose one or more
assignees of his estate, will be held at Court of
Insolvency, TO be holden at Probate Court Room,
In said Portland, on the nineteenth day of Septem-
Der, A. ID. 1887. at 10 o'clock In the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above writ
ten. H. r. SARG ENT
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court OF In
s0lvency for said County of Cumberland.
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